Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States

Ronald J. Hrebenar, and Clive S. Thomas

Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States

Ronald J. Hrebenar, and Clive S. Thomas

Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States examines each of the twelve northeastern states in a separate chapter that seeks to convey the flavor and dynamics of politics in that state as a foundation for explaining the lobbying activities found within the state. The interest groups are placed within a historical context and within the current framework of the structure of state government and the party system. Additionally, the lobby registration laws, restrictions on lobbyists, PAC regulations, PAC patterns and political contribution patterns, and relative power of the various interest groups in each state are noted as they have changed over time.

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Interest Group Politics in the Northeastern States examines each of the twelve northeastern states in a separate chapter that seeks to convey the flavor and dynamics of politics in that state as a foundation for explaining the lobbying activities found within the state. The interest groups are placed within a historical context and within the current framework of the structure of state government and the party system. Additionally, the lobby registration laws, restrictions on lobbyists, PAC regulations, PAC patterns and political contribution patterns, and relative power of the various interest groups in each state are noted as they have changed over time.

Ronald J. Hrebenar is Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah.

Clive S. Thomas is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alaska, Southeast.

They are co-editors of Interest Group Politics in the South (1992), Interest Group Politics in the Midwest (1993), and Interest Group Politics in the American West (1987).